LeoPika short stories and one shots!

Anxiety Tics

{college au, as always lol.they've been dating for a while}

Leorio sat at his desk, concentrating hard on his study guide. He didn't have a lot of time before the big test. It was kinda freaking him out.

Kurapika came in with a hot mug of Leorio's favorite tea. He placed it on a coaster, and gave Leorio a quick kiss on the head. Leorio winced.

"What was that?" Kurapika asked.

"Uh-huh. Thank you for the tea." Leorio nodded and took a sip. He wasn't paying attention.

"Leorio." Kurapika said his name gently, pulling him away from his studies.

"Hmm?" He looked up, completely oblivious.

"You winced when I kissed you. Did it hurt?"

Leorio winked twice. "Oh, sorry hun. No, I'm okay. I just get tics when my anxiety is real bad." He took a shaky breath. "And it's pretty bad right now."

"Ticks? Like the bugs in the woods?"

"No, not those ticks." Leorio laughed, and it eased some of his stress. "It's an involuntary movement or sometimes sound. Like my wincing." He explained. "Most people who experience tics have-" he winced violently, this time popping his neck by accident. "Ow. Um. They usually have Tourette's syndrome or adhd... mine is triggered by anxiety."

"Oh." Kurapika said. "Is there anything I can do to help?"

"I'm not sure, but um... I'll let you know if I think of anything."

Kurapika smiled fondly. "You're such a hard worker. I'm so proud of you."

Leorio seemed to calm down a bit thanks to the praise he received. He was a bit more confident in his abilities now.

"Hey, um." Kurapika started, fiddling with his own mug. "Would making out help? Just to get your mind off of things for a while?"

Leorio smiled even wider. "Yeah. It would. Come here."

Kurapika walked around the desk and sat on Leorio's lap. He took off Leorio's reading glasses and smoothed his hands through Leorio's thick wavy hair.

Leorio winced again. "Uh, sorry."

"Oh, don't apologize, sweetheart." Kurapika cupped his face gently in his hands. "I think it's kinda... cute."

"Cute?" Leorio asked. He seriously doubted the words.

"It makes me feel special that I know something about you that others don't." Kurapika softly kissed his nose. "And i think your tics are cute, too."

"Literally h-ow." Leorio twitched, accidentally bobbing his head.

Kurapika just smiled fondly. Then he brought their lips together. They kissed passionately, and Leorio didn't tic even once after that.

Not even when he returned to studying a couple of minutes later, softly rubbing the newly formed reddish-purple spot on his neck. Not even when he finished his study guide and reviewed everything twice. Not even when he crawled into bed next to Kurapika in the wee hours of morning.

"Thank you." He whispered in Kurapika's ear as he drifted off to sleep.